A Marshall/HomeGoods security guard allegedly told police he spoke to the man following one of the incidences and found out he was from Canton but never reported it to police. Other managers said they saw the man drive away in a red Toyota Camry.

Carmichael said police cross referenced that information in the registry of motor vehicle’s database and were able to pinpoint a man who looked like the person caught on surveillance footage.

Police said his driver’s license photo was then positively identified by one of the victims.

Officers conducted three search warrants of the man’s Canton home, according to police, where they said they found the clothes he was wearing at the time of the crimes. Carmichael said the department is waiting on the go-ahead from a judge to search a recovered phone and laptop computer.

Carmichael credited officers from all three towns, in particular patrolmen Jackie Hazeldine and Pat Moriarty who put in work on the case over the weekend.